Recorder



Sept 30, 1952 H. B. vRooM 2,612,428

RECORDER File@ Jan. 7, 195o 5 sheets-sheet 3 f3-g 5 /-TJU 95 A 94 4,5 @o63 6,5 @o gT l j] 9b 97 4Z l lI 93 a l l /905' 20 s s T g o o o 0- 92 :ll-l-l 9] Z 2 =L c L 63 70 61 82 @er 3mm HAROLD 5 V120 OM Sept- 30, 1952H. B. VROOM K 2,612,428

RECORDER Filed Jan. 7, 1950 K 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 gmc/wm HAROLD 3. I/RooMSept. 30, 1952 H. B. vRooM RECORDER 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Jan. 7, 1950V IAM 3mm HAROLD E. VROOM Patented Sept. 30, 1.952

RECORDER corporation'of'Connectcut. Y .Appumion.-.ranuaty 7, 195o,serial No. 137,465

" reclaim; (c1. .34e-.14.)

Sme-present.. invention. relateeto. recordingl vapparatus and, .more.partcnlarl.y,. to-.a .device for ettaciimentlto a.register-`It-nechatnisrri. for operationin unison-therewith -and arranged topermit the,..printi`ngof a Writtenrecordl orr'eceiptv ofiv .theoperationi.ofy the.register.` l Theldevicefhas parlticular .utility ifn..connectionvwith fgasoline .y olis-y pensingzyapparetnsto permit theprinting -tof a saleslslpf fin a.; simpl 'end` v easy manner which.showstlie. readings inthe register and sucliother information as may Joe.'desired- .inv connection cordefmeehaniismwhich!Cariche attached@ econventional registerV -for `operationin unieon therewith andwhichwill,duplicatethe readings of'fheli reeorq. obetakenot tlesefrealirigsr;` IIncluded inlthis object gis. ,the aim ofV providingfan im- D'roved.-fopeietiee mechanism frthe; printing: wheelsand an improved`interconnectionbetween l it fand .f the f register therebycaus,ingfimproveclf.op` eration-.ofthe regrstel' 5nd,.,1'eCQP-de1kl?11115011 duringrboth regivstering..tuiclresetting.A

. trtlierfairnfistmprcvide in thedevicere.-v

ferreciit@ enfmnroveclfemminemechanism-"fer whine animpresjsonftheprintiriewheels which isV simpfleffand .easy to operateandwhich will.int surean-aecnrateandE l'JgiloleiprintingI of the` readiilen-.the;.rce1ter...t0eeiher vwith such :other information, es .may be.fdesired,. `-In .this .conneet-ion, it is de sirevdgto; provide a ip1jix iting.4 mech-l an'ism-Y Whichvvill permit the carrying :out ofCredit traneeilpnsfusne-the .ffchergarplaw .Sys-

temmuch n iffaeiliiinA department-emmene. the;

like wherein approvedgcreqit ,customers are .spro vided `with- ,smallidentifying, .metal plates containing. .their `ritmes, addresses andcharge ae coun-t., umiyers, etc. fin embossed-.letters and by means ov'wvliici'ji-fthis:information-iman be printed. cna 'salesgslpfnv .A i..the-r zalm.; of the invention. is to provide a-` recording device f Lofthe character vreferred to in ,vviiiclrrA the printing pvhee1sjmayj-jhealigned. preliminarily-v tc printing without listinisaingy4 the.accuracy tot the amounts printed with respect :to

'.Another aiznef. eti-.invention .is to provide a reerdrp xthisypeffwhich 'may be elevated mapping@ receipt. 1'. eeles slipindependently-oitheioperation. of fthel :.resettingmechanism fs'o 'asnotgto v"disturb thejtreadings von rthe visiblerregistergtofpermi't=comparison=between .theregister gister .on printingv Wheelsf to permita.

and th Drintedirecord-:andatomermitireprmtmg iflelesrcdf.y u

Anotheriaimi .ofpthefnvention istogfprovide gaa device; of'this'.-clfiaracterwhich;V isi economica-liano. compactinsizef,eindtxshape-zsofthat it can'-jbeat.- tached to ai register. .in -afminimum:off.-reriuired y -spacea-nd Will notfpresentantunsightlyzxcumben-f some1orinconvenientaddition y00 the I'Qgelligzmechanism.. It is-also contemplatedfithat. the;A device-voftheipresentainventicn may-:bemounted atfagplace'spaced fromztheregisteringgmechanism vif thisiis: :found .to befdes-irablef. :from afconf ve'nienceistendpointy asin the case:ofjgzasoiinlmdi*sir4pensinggapparatusWhere:it isfgenerally merecen venient. to mount'Y the.recorder om .thezexteciw,of'.n

thepump housing.; i

A :further-aim of 1 the invention isvto prov-idee a recording y device;of the i'charfatcter; clescribrd:y which is foolproofv4.inroperation:and---Whicirrriitisl a :minimum-g of :moving 1parts-:ande isfofv grugeedf and simple constructionsuch'th'a.'t-\it'rneyfbeSiilm' ated over Vvlong.;Lrcrods;oftime-without. failure and without. requiringv frequent; .freplacementronrepair. -ieven when .-subjected fto'f hard usage.':sindY lsubjectedLtountavorablefatmospheric condtionsaa @ther objects fwill ceAin.petrt:oiovoueV andi-ini part pointedoutimore in Adetaily hereinafter.

.The.-inventioniaccordinglyiconsistsiingthecfea; turesA{pf2-.construction fcombinaticn offcel'ements, 1 ari-df. Y. arrangementof .parte which will. bei @exam-'f p1ifed-..infV the f constructionhereafter #set forth andY -the scope tof. :the application ofwhichffwigll he'indicatedin'the.appended claims. 'Inrthef.dravvlfigs--m4v ,Figure f 1 riefen end view .for` apreferredf: embodi'f; ment"oilthe:.presentxlinnention attached twthe housingaiofxagrgazsoline?.dispensing fpump,:th.e hone.-

ingfbeing shownmerely .di-atgre'rnn'taticall-y'fandinl fragmentary''fo-rm; t

line pump: mechanism withfthe housing -`-fsliown inf'fragm'entary formeind lzneingcutaWetytofreve'al the connections :betweenj thel Vclevice Land; a reg.; v ister andwth'tlieregisteralsopartially eilt.entity.4

to show' certain of the operating connections;

Fig. 3 is anend View of aneadapter. unit.Wl'ificl` .is utlizedinconnecting thedevceofthepresent inventiontothe particular registerrinFigc-.lathe cover .plate .of theY unitJ being removed `to .sliow4 theinterior thereof;

Fig, `4 is an .end viewof the device'ofigtirantes.,-vv` entinventionwith the end plateportion removed -l to'shoW the interior-ofthe device;f

Fig. 11 is an enlarged cross sectional View V l taken along the lineII-II of Fig. 8; and

Fig. 12 is an enlarged diagrammatic view of the driving and resettingmechanism for the printing wheels.

vice A of the present invention is shown in Figs. l and 2 as attached tothe exterior of the housing Iofa gasoline dispensing mechanism B.Interiorly of the housing IIJ is mounted a well known type ofregistering mechanism C mounted in connection with ay drive varyingmechanism or -variator D which connects the register with the meter (notshown)fin such a way that the register can be made to register not onlythe amount of the gasoline dispensed but also the cost of the same indollars and cents.

In the register C illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the register isAprovided with a plurality of windows I to reveal the indicia ofnumberwheels I2 which appear in registry with the windows In thisillustration, the number wheels I2 register the cost of the gasolinedispensed. The price per` gallon at which the gasoline is being sold andat which the variator D is set is indicated by number wheels I3 whichappear atwindows I4. The amount of gasoline dispensed is registered bynumber wheels I5 appearing at windows I6; Y

As is customary in devices of the type of the registering mechanism C,there is provided a reset shaft I1 which is adapted to be turned throughone rcomplete revolution of 360 in order toreturn the number wheels I 3and I2 to zero after the completion of a dispensing operation and beforethe initiation of a subsequent operation. The register is also providedwith two shafts denoted as I8 and I9 which are driven in unison with thefirst wheels of the cost indicat-v ing wheels I2 and gallonageindicating wheels I5 respectively. In most installations, the shafts I8and I9 are utilized to operate totalizer wheels (not shown) which arenot resettable with the register and are utilized to register the totaloutput and receipts of the dispensing apparatus. The three shaftsreferred to (reset shaft I'I and totalizer shafts I8 and I9) are theonly portions of the register operatively connected with the recordingdevice of the present invention.

The particular design and construction of the register C, forms no partof the present invention. For details of construction of such aregister, reference may be had, for example, to the patent to Slye, No.2,264,557 issued December 2, 1941.

i The recording device of the present invention in the embodiment shownin the drawings is provided with a housing consisting of a base por-ltion for containing the printing wheels and operating mechanism thereforand a cap portion 2|, the latter being stream-lined and adapted to befastened to the base portion 23 in any con vement mannensuch as yby thescrews 22. The

housing of the recorder may be bolted to the housing IIl ofthe gasdispensing apparatus in any suitable manner such as by the use of bolts23. On the exterior of the recorder A are a pair of handles or cranks 24and 25, the former being provided to reset the register and printingmechanism to zero as described more particularly hereinafter, andthelatter` craiikf 25` being provided to carry out a printingoperation alsoas more particularly described hereinafter.

Connections to register In order to permit the attachment of the par- Yticular embodiment of the device of the present invention to a registerof the type shown in the drawings, there is provided an adapter unit 30s .which is best shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the draw- Referring to thedrawings, the recording deings. This adapter unit 3E is mounted in ahousing 3| which is adapted to be bolted to the side of the register C.Mounted on the exterior of the housing 3| lon the side facing theregister are a pair of meshing-gears 32 and 33;l The gear 33 is arrangedto mesh with a gear 34 which is fixedto the reset shaft Il oftheregister previously referred to., The gear 32 is fixed to `a shortshaft 29 extending through the'housing" 3| and journaled therein andhaving on'itsopposide end a slotted coupling 35 forreceivinga shaft 3B,to be described more particularly 4here inafter. Accordingly, turning`movementloftlie shaft 36 may be utilized to turn the resetv shaft Ilthrough gears 32 and 34 and idler gear533'.

Totalizer shaft I9 which is rotatedatwa :rate to permit the registrationof 'the quantityof fluid dispensed is provided With a slotted cou? pling4| for receiving a short shaft 31 j'ournaled in the housingi3| and cnwhich is mounted a gear 38. This gear 38 operates gear 39 through idlergears 43 and 44, and coaxial gears 45 and 4B, the latter two gearsbeingxd to each other for rotation in unison. Gear 39 is xed to a shaft-43 which extends outwardly from the housing 3| and is provided with a'slotted coupling (not shown) similar to slottedv coupling "35 for `re'ceiving a shaft 42 "adapted Vto extend to the recorder for driving thegallonage yprinting wheels, as more particularly described hereinafter.The gear ratios employed are such that shaft 42 is rotated at tengtimesthe speed of totalizer shaft,

I9, thisv for the reason" that in most registers.

the register wheels will be rotated onebount for' each one-tenth turn oftotalizer shaft I9 wheree' as, in the recorder of the present invention,as more particularly explained hereinafter, aV complete turn of shaft 42Ais, required to advance the printing wheels G one count; f

The cost retainer shaft la is simiiany pmt-f' vided with a slottedcoupling '50 forv attachment of a shaft 5I extending intothe rhousing 3|on' which is mounted agear 52.* V'Gearj 5'2- 'meshesg with a gear 53fixed to gear 54, theflatter being in mesh with a gear55 fixed to a'shaft 56 extending outwardly of the housing 3| and being provided witha slotted 'coupling 51 to receive a shaft 58 for driving the costprinting wheels? of the recording device asy more particularly describedhereinafter. Here again, the gearratiosy employed are such that theshaft 58is rotated ten times for each rotation ofthe itotalizer shaftI8.

As previously mentioned, reset shaft of the register is adapted to lberotated by theshaft 36 through the gear train-'composedof gears 32,233'and 34. Gear 34 also meshes with' an lidlergear' 14 which in turn mesheswith -a gear l5 fixed to a shaft 16 extending through Vthe housing 3|-message with :the resetrshafft :1;'1 whentthe ,wegisterzziswbeeingifresettoffzerm: s

obersten efnmng'-wire'ezsf "inerder' te'fpfermitf-the pnnnnglof 'inertieede-f respondingfto@ thesiatting of fthecost" v x'rheelsVJ lf2 and'`amount wheelsi l5" of"I the lregister, there are provided two sets 'orprim-,ingv wheels,-v E and-fer,

wheels-fst are-@f rmeuewitn raised-indient their'peripliery in hiscasefnumeral fromffo tffjsg" wmenean 'eiitiiizedgteepiint thesef nume'printing Wheels'L L'and' G"are'iniountedj'for'freeL 2U.y "The-'printingAvWheelsz offset fG, A irl-this' enrbodirnent, correspondto the volumeor gallons wheen -lseftne1register while the-set er wheels E correspondy'to the register -costwheels' i2.

Each of the printing wheels 60 is similar 2in* construction and'thereforethe" description will be; limited to butone `of them; EachlWheel 60 has-xed thereto fa notched disk 63 provided,v with Peripheral'notchesl64 corresponding in;

number rto the yindicia onthe Wheel, and-one-of these notches, denotedatv 64'?, isjmadesomewhat deep'erthan that o f-,the remaining notches.`The notches Aof vthe diskg are adaptedto be engagedby 4spring-pressedvflngers of varying;

inclination pivotally mounted onja U-shaped yoke 66 inthe case oftheugallonage printing wheels G; end eisimueny-eke l,61 inthe cese er;thercost printing wheelsl E. These yokes,66 anc i;. 61 are freelymounted on the vshaft 6l previously referred .to as `supporting theprinting wheels E and G. When Vthe yokest and v61 are .oseiueted entheehaftgel., the; engere 65,111.'

combination vwith the vnotches 64 and ydeep notches B4 `of `the disks6,3, act to, advance the printing Wheelsof rlowest orderin a stepwisefashion and also to transfer the count from Wheelsfsf. lower' @nder@wheels ofy higher order- As will be. apparent, when the `yokesA 66 `and61 arernoved in a clockwise direction as -viewed in Fig.;-9 of` thedrawings, the finger` 65, having the greatest inclination vtoward theprinting wheeldisks and `cooperating with `the printing Wheel L lowest'Ordsrrwill rstfadvancethermen@ Wheel f lowestorder one countbyengagement of the finger G5 witha notch 64 of 'they disk 63 associatedwith thefirst wheel 6th This g single stepwise movement of the wheel oflowestorder is repeated for each `oscillation of the'yoke until theAdeep notch 64,( .is engaged, y this .being when the printing wheel isturned-from "9 to "0.v The deeplnotch 64' `permits the fingers -65to'i'nove insufficiently toA permit the secondfinposition; the'pivotingmovement of the yo'kein-y The oscillations offthefyeyokes 66 and 61 arecarried out-in ha. similanmanner. As best shown in"Eig'. 9'ofthedi awings, .thegyofkef yfis proj vided .witha slo'tin which Vrfiies'fapin 6 6,ear-' riediby .a kdisk 10j kwhich isiiixeditoga'gear 1,1 rotatablysupported 'cna 'shaft "I'Zfiournaied the adjacent uprightz. The-'gesellnieses Withfalgearl whichlisviixedltofalsh' 2," 'is shaff'beingAconnected "throughfa 'one r, ball clutchv 83 to a. rshaft 184,. `v

vided 'with 'afcoupling 8 5 for" receivingfthe 5 8 previously referredto "as extending ifroni t register: and `tern-g 'driven et a tientete-11er by the vcost totalizer' shaft 'l 8 'tgliere'ofl A c'c ingly,the ,yoke 61 "is 'sc'illated '.thrugh'o'rie'c 1nv4`r piete'eyeie foreeen ene-'tentnvtufn .er retainer,

gagementf with the ,notched disks '63 send urged" into"enga`gementtherewith by spring 8 1' 'to "prevent "reverse turningo'f' the printing''vvh'e'els'ly Similarly, 'theyoke' is {driventby enga e' ment with aipinSil'carried by disk 9! secir to 'gear' 9 2 which is rotatably' mountedonia-stud" 19 positioned in the adjacent uprightf62. `Gear' 92l mesheswith a gear 93 which is 'fxedjtoone" end of a shaft 94.

95` to shaft e'having a ooi'pling 9,1. foryc'dne-. tion to the shaft 42extending'from'the.register .a ft' Theorie-way drive ball clutches 83.andi 65T similar in construction and "are 'showrifir 'deta'i'l inFigjll of thejdraw'ings; yThese'clutches'com# as previously rdescribed'and "being driven ten toons ratio bythegal1onage'totalize`Hijof'thefregister.

prise a'huhportion |00 fixedto thedriven shaft',

in thieease shafts er and sq'respeetiveiy; These" hub portions I'Ei areprovided.- with' grooves lllfll" of varying depth' in which arereceived'ballsfill'Z V 40 s of thel grooves il by springs I 03.Encii'clin the hubportions |00 are she'lis" l64"'which:aref

fixed tothe drivingl shafts, in thisV case', .shaftsfA 96v and 84respectively. `It thuswill beseen'that'.' when the shafts 84 and 96areturned in a drive' shafts 94 and S2 respective1y, which`, "in Jturn;

will'actuate theyokes E6a'nd 61 to advancethe-v printing wheelsE and G.Hou/ever', by realsfn'if4 50. ofthe'fball clutches'SS and 95, the yokes66 and,

shafts 84 and 96.

. For convenience hereink in describingthe operain Fig. 9 will bereferred to as the fullynstr'a'o'te'dl a clockwise direction'as viewedin this same' iig-7` ure which actsto advance the` Wheels one count .60wiilfbereferredtoas advancement of the yoke;

*the farthest pivotedr position away from that shown 'Will'be referredtoas the" ffully advanced position; and return pivoting movementof the-yyoke to the full'retracted position which takes gage in a subsequentnotchk 64 will be lreferred t as retraction of theyoke. v

As' explained more particularly hereinafter,l it

yis desired, in order to avoid error rin correlation.

between the printing wheels and register wheelsy when the receipt orrecord-is printed, toretract the; yokes during thev iirstfh'alfl count"of"the"f register wheels andv to advance them' vduring 'the7 y1ast'ha1fofthecount;y Y

which are urged' toward the sh:alloWerf'porton' V ing or registeringvdirection, theywi'll rotate 'the'.

A6'! may be advanced by rotating the ishaft'siiv and 64 independentlyofand'without rotatin'gthe tion of the yokes 66 andv 6'1,v the positionshown" place without imparting any motion to the number Vwheel andpermitsthengers 65' to en- Resetting sv previously mentioned, theprinting wheels U are freely rotatable on the shaft 6|. Each of theprinting wheels 60, however, carries a pivoted pawlv|| biased toward theshaft by a spring |09, as best shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, whichWill permit the wheel 60 to be turned in a registering directionindependently of the shaft 6| but which will be engaged by alongitudinaly groove in the shaft 6| if the shaft 6| is ro-k tated.Accordingly, the printing wheels E and G can be reset to zero by turningthe shaft 6| through'one complete revolution in the direction ofrotation of the printing wheels.

In order that the shaft 6| may be turned through a complete revolutionto reset the sets of printing wheels E and G, one end thereof isprovided with a gear I I2 fixed thereto which meshes with an idler gear"i3 rotatably mounted on the shaft' 72 previously mentioned. Gear '.'3also meshes with gear H3 xed to a shaft ||4 which shaft is provided witha coupling ||5 for receiv-v ingthe shaft 'I8 previously referred to asextending from the register and being operated in unison with the resetshaft l? thereof. Accordingly, when the reset shaft I'I is rotated toreset the register, the shaft 6| is also rotated to'. reset the' sets ofprinting wheels E and G to zero.

It will be appreciated that, in order to accomplish the desiredsynchronization or" printing wheels and register wheels previouslymentioned in a subsequent counting operation, 'the yokesltand 61 and thedriving mechanism therefor must also be reset, in this case, to thefully advanced position. This is accomplished in the device of thepresent invention by rotating thev shafts 82 and 94 to effect thispositioning of the yokes when the shaft 6| is turned through a completerevolution to reset the sets of printing wheels E and G to zero. Themechanism for carryingvout this operation is best shown in Fig. 10 ofthe drawings and comprises gears IIS and ||`l freely rotatable on theshafts Q4 and 82, rcspectively, and meshing with the idler gear I3. Gear13, as previously mentioned, is rotated one complete revolution by gearI I3 attached to reset shaft I I4 during a resetting operation. Fixed toeach of the gears IIE and are disks IIS and IIB, respectively, which'carry spring-pressed pawls |20 adapted to engage in longitudinalgrooves |2I and |22 of shafts 94 and 82, respectively, and rotate theseshafts when the gears ||6 and I|'| are turned in a resetting direction.Accordingly, the shafts 94 and 82will be picked up by the pawls |20 atwhatever rotated position the shafts may be in and will be turned to thedesired initial setting when the shaft I4 is turned through one completerevolution. In the specific embodiment shown, the desired initialsetting of shafts 94 and 82 which brings the yokes to the fully advancedposition is shown, for purposes of illustration, with the grooves |2|and |22 on top, as viewed in Figs. 10, 11 and 12. The gears I I6 and IIl are meshed with gear 'I3 in such relatively rotated positions that,vwhen reset shaft ||4 is in its initial starting position, the pawls |20of disks IIS and IIS are located at the top of shafts 94 and 82, asshown in the drawings. Thus, when thedisks ||8 and ||9 are turnedthrough one complete revolution, they will rotate shafts 94 and 82always to the desired initial setting with theyokes fully advanced.Accordingly, in a subsequent dispensing operation, the yokes will beretracted during the first half count handle 24 on the recorder foreffectingl this re'-y setting operation. As best shownin Fig. 5`of thedrawings, the crank handle 24 is xed toa shaft |23 extending through thecap portion 2| of the recorder housing and journaled therein and havinga coupling |24 at its" innemend for attachment to the shaft 36.Accordinglyf by rotating;

the .crank handle 24, it'ispssible to reset theV register and therecorder in unison.` i

It is'contemplated, in accordance with the iii-f` vention, thattheregister mechanism C will be provided with a suitable stop of uanyconventional type to insure that the resetting mechanism is turnedthrough exactly one complete cycle when the operating crank handle 24 isturned bythe operator. Y

- Printingmechanz'sm As previously mentioned, the sets of printingwheels E and G are intended to be used to print the cost and volumetotals shown onthe register f C 'at the completion of a dispensingoperation.`l`

Accordingly, the periphery of the printing wheels of sets E and G arepermitted to extend through an opening |30 in a plate- I3I placed acrossthe top of the base portion 20 of the recorder housing. Adjacent theretoand extending into a similar opening I 32 in plate |3| are a series ofprint--` ling Wheels |33 which are mounted on a shaft |34 carried by aframe |35 pivotally mounted at |36 inA theV baseportion 20 ofthefrecorder housing,

as best shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings. The

printing wheels |33 may have any desired indicia thereonso as toindicate, for example, the vdate ofthe transaction and/ or the name ofthe operator, etc. These printing wheels |30 are adapted-y to be set byhand merely by swinging the frame |35 downwardly to permit the wheels|33 to be turned manually. The frame |35 is retained in its upwardprinting position Aby a suitable latch vmechanism indicated vat |31. Inalignment with the printing wheels |33- and also mounted on the frame|35'is a printing plate v|40 which may carry additional desired indiciasuch as'the name and address of the service stationA-and/or adjvertising mattei', etc.' There isV also provided in the cap portion 2|of the recorder housing a slot I4| registering with the top of the plate|3| so as to v`permit the insertionof a conventional charga-plate |42which can be merelya` metal plate having raised indicia identifying thepurchaser and his account number, etc. A gate |43 received in a slot |44and urged downwardly by springs |45 normally closes the slot I4I v toprevent vthe entrance of moisture, etc. and also. assists in positioningthev charga-plate |42 when inserted therein.

Accordingly, when the charga-plate |42 is inserted through the slot |4|and the frame |35 is latchezl in its upward positionQthere is then inalignment all ofthe desired indicia for printing a sales slip orreceipt, namelythe identity of the purchaser, identification of thestation and date, etc., and the amount and cost of thegasoline which hasbeen dispensed.

It is contemplated, in accordance with theirs' 91' ventiuni.thatfxariprinted receipt er; sales s lpiWfll beema'de; on anaccountingformwidelyusedicornrmerciallyr; and .consisting of fa plurality; osheets; of Apaper 'provided ivy-ithv aiearbon surface orgine cludingcarbon paper sheets so that a recordiwill beoobtainedLon.a.,.plurality.` of sheets Vmerely by pressing the/ printing:indiciak 'thereagainst ,and v Withoutv any.v Jprovision .forleinking theprinting members.. The v:preparationy of` such .'manifold formsands-their.- eonstruetion 'forms no, part; of thelpresentzinyenton anditis contemplated that anyonefof ytheinumber of readilylavailable' typescan be utilized` Such a form, as:.indicatedda@y grammatically: by.:dot,l andadash; lines. at |46. .in Fig-:216; ist inserted'ibythe.;operatorrthrough slot |49 to overliev the ..-'printingf; members.Whenever` it?. isi idesiredlto :print aV 1 record `of .g aetransaeton.'wIniorderito printithelmanifoldfforrns with` the various indiciareferred tof'ithere isz provided an. individual roller |50for-beach'iofvtheesetslof: indioia. Each roller I-at'k is arrangedstobei' rolled aeross-a-portion` ofl themanifold-form resting on? *one-Toilthesets ofiv printing; indicia, i. e.,y Yone rollerffor allarga-plateM2, a` second roller `for printing Wheels |33 and plate |40, andvr athird rollerffor the sets of`printingwheiels and G. Each of: the rollers|5-is mountedion a 'shaft |55,-the endsvofwhich are' received invelongated grooves |56i-inani individual -frame |51.r Themountingmechanism-for each roller |50k is the same' andI 1identicalreference numerals will .be utilized throughout. --The vframes|51y are supported. on' bolts |58 which are-threadably/and adj ustably.`received in dependingposts |59 in the cap yportion 2|y fof the recorderhousing. The frames |51 rest on the head of the bolts |53 which therebylimits the lowermost position of the-rollers |58; The frames|51f'-arelurged toward the printing indicia by relatively heavy springs50 surrounding' the fbolts |58. The' grooves |56 are formed as bestshown in Fig; -of the ydra-vvir'igs andare so arranged thatthel'ro'llers 15E! W-ill befraisedabove thevlevel of the-*slots'lill and|41"W`hen the roller'is intheatE rest position,- as shown in Fig. 5 ofthe drawi-n'gs.v -As willbe noted, the grooves |56 are provided-.Withanupwardly-curved endportion |55 Which permits-this retraction of therollers E50. Whenr therollers IED-are moved fromv right to left,asf-Viewed in-Fig. 5 ofthe drawings, the rollers' |50 are rst broughtdownwardly to engage the manifold formand press it against the printingindiciaand the rollers then travel the entirefwidthlofr the device toinsure that all of theA printing indicia is brought into contact withthe manifoldwform. When the' rollers lii are moved fromy .left to right,'as viewed in Fig. 5 of the drawings; rthe reverseaetion takes placeand-the rollers are fnallyidrawn upwardly above the levelv of: thelform.

. .Ina order to,y permit the* shafts lggarejournaled in v'yokes |5|which arepivotally Hfastened,et |62; to arms |63'Which, inl turn,:are.1xed at theother Vend. to. a,v shaft; ,I 54 extending( transversely of'the` housing. Accord.- ingly; V,Whenf theshaft, |55 is, rotated in aclock- Wise.diree'tion as viewed in Fig. 5*, the arms |63.

will. 315,0bemoved :or .pivoted in aycloekwise di motion causing'. therollers t0 vmove from right.v to

leftiiithegrooves |56. ;Reversely, when the shaft position Shown'inf-fdottedlinesiin Fis..L 5 of the:

drawings.

operationv of the rollers 5 0 :.vnforder-:to: nitriteytheShaftiilntheeerik handle,L y25 previously referred'- to `is,turnedgby the opera-tor. lThis ,crankhandle25ffis'fixed @tof hubiii-which; is sjournaledin thereeorder eine andi which hasiixedftherzetofaseeer segment i |111'- 'Iiie hub maisoexiallvnmounted;withrespeot :to sh'ift.v |64 and hasfaebore' l 10!for.;.tat'ciiily-gref ,eiringftheiendjofshaft |64. s Qn-@nesideffofrthegeaifsegment is'apin; 11i-.Which ferm,a lost' `motion ponneetion ',Wixedftogtheshaft |164. 4NVhsT-:rl thegeran is:` turned L in 1;arclonkwisef direction, as Niettemin Fig.;5thefpinfA l'12::engages thearm. f1 mi the shaft, '|64- taberotated;andoaiislngtheY ing4operati,,on:to g1 takerplace,.,:asepreviouslya scribed.` f'i )fig'zleturnfmoyement oflthe shaft .-liihis ,eifeetedaby means; gaf spring|154f.extendingrab-etweenthe housingfandaanf. arm L zai'sofxed ,toiftheshaft; thisspring being tensioneda-vvhle thehandleaantl hence theshaftzvl difisiturnedfiin thesinitialtdiiiecrl. tion. Return-movementiofthe1,shafitrliiis?haltedk When-.the ,rollerv shafts|.55rr11iea'chpictliei ends e012 grooves lid-at the curvedifportionw|l5gear;segment |11@y and@ hence hub'gusfand :handle are?returnedf-"thevrestfof thev Way: toifinijtial' starting positionaby s allspring loop 2| 18v -extending aroundf a-huband connected?attitseendsf-ito arm HSLand-pin |12.` Initial'-starting'positioQfii'ge'ar segment l 1151s `eontro'lled by.-,a"sto"p"| 191' fIf-'ifoisomeireason rollersl-|5ll should become 'stel`,lsl as"-b'ecause of 'a'toothi'ek manifoldiform 'orallarga-plate,v fork example, andispringadvancement' will not be-ina eondi., on t orwill print -twopartial numbers h h ifngto confusion. Accordingly, provisie ernaderaecorfdancewith the invention, t pro efiyaiignthe-vprintipgjfwheeisjby `c'o'mp1einig?tine" advanc,ernmentof` any suchpartially'A aYqlvagliied` printing, Wheel'srvhii. the.haiidleiiisftiiiiiedto: eflectaprinting operation A' fr j AS/ best'Shown. in" Fiss-1 aiiidl'i'efihe draw# ings, gefiiql. Qflsie.di-italie.mountedioi' ioieiigfirbr thezgeeifllegimeni ...l il@Beidseitsegmrii `l f1 I .andiheeear l aierroviiiedfwih interruptedteethso arranged thfatvth "l 60, Will be rotated onlyjflorva partial,revolutie handle.25 and that Willnoceuronlyath Stege Of. movement.@tithe gear; ,riemen .IIJ

Furtherlmoyement of theeear, segmenti-1 'Lcausesi 11 and-|89 rotatablymountedon shafts 94 and 82, respectively, and which are similar to thegears ||6 and lll-referred to previously. The gears |88 and |89 arefixed to disks |90 and |9I, respectively,fw'hich disks are of exactlythe same type 'as disks H8 and` ||9 previously described and eachofwhich'carries a similar spring-pressed pawl |20 for engaging thelongitudinal grooves |2| and-|22'in the shafts 94 and 82 when thedisksare turned in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. of thedrawings, but permitting the-'shafts 94 and 82 to be advancedindependently of rotation of the disks |90 and |9|, as duringresettingor registering, as previously dec scribed.'y The gears |88 and |89 aremeshed with gear |81 in a relatively rotated position such that;when'shaft 12 is in its initial rotated position,the'pawlsl'|20 of disks|90 and |9| are located onthe underside of shafts 94 and 82 as shownv"in the drawings. This position is 180 from `the position of the pawlsof the disks ||8 and I9 in their initial rotated position.Accordinglygrotationof the disks |90 and I 9| throughone'completerevolution will cause the pawls |20 thereof to 4'engageinthe grooves |2| and |22 in whatever rotated position the shafts 94 and`82 are in and will advance these shafts to a position with the grooves.|2| and |22 underneath, i. e., exactly 180 from that shown in thedrawings. If it'is not desired to utilize the same grooves |2| and |22for engagement by both sets of disks, the same result can beaccomplished by using separate grooves for engagement by the disks I8and H9 which may be angularly spaced from the grooves |2| and |22. `Inthat event, the location ofpawls |20 of disks |90 and |9| with respectto the positionof the pawls |20 of disks ||8 and |9-is,immaterial andwill depend on the location of the separate groovesgit being necessaryonly that the operation of the. disks |90 and |9| will bie-i0 rotatethesbafts 94 and 82 to a rotated positionliiOff-rom that to which it isrotated by disks H9 and I9 whenthe disks are given onecompleterevolution.v The gear ratios employed areisuch that the plates'|90 and |9| are rotated one complete turn when the gear |80 is onlypartially turned as described by the gear segment Accordingly, the yokes66 and 61 of the printing` wheel sets E and G will be pivoted to thefully retracted position before the printing of the sales slip 4takesplace, and in so doing will first complete any partial-advancement ofthe yoke and printing wheels. Accordingly, it is insured that theprinting wheels will be brought into proper alignment sothat an accurateand legible printing of thecost and volume and FJasoline dispensed-canbe made. Also, because the .vokes 66 and 61 are pivoted in a directionfor advancing the printing wheels only after the register wheels havebeen'advanced a half count, as previously described,` it is insuredthat, even though the printing wheels are advanced, they will still showa legitimate charge, and there will be no advancement of the printingWheels if less than half a count-is registered on the register wheels.

.It thus willbe-seen that, in the operation of the recorder of thepresent invention, there will always be an accurate synchronization andcorrespondence between the printing wheels and the register wheels andthis desired relationship is notv disturbed in any way by repeatedresetting and; printing" operations even though the latter requires analigning of the printing wheels which advances the printing wheels onlyin legitimate amounts and operates through the driving mechanism (asdoes the resetting mechanism) thereby avoiding duplication of elements.Accurate printing is assured in a simple and convenient manner, and thedevice is compact, economical in design, easy to operate, and foolproofin functioning.

As many changes could be madein the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be madewithout departing from the scope thereof, itis intended that all mattercontained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawingsshall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the language used in the followingclaims is intended to cover all of the generic and specific features ofthe invention herein described and all statements of the scope of theinvention which, as a matter of language, might be said to falltherebetween.

I claim asmy invention: i-

1. In a recorder for connection to a register of the type having a firstrotatable shaft for resetting the register to zero and a second shaftrotated in response to the number of units registered, the combinationcomprising a plurality of Wheels having printing indicia thereon, meansfor advancing said wheels connectible to said second shaft, means forresetting the printing wheels to zero connectible torsaid first shaft,means for adjusting the rotated position of the printing wheels to alignthe printing indicia thereof, means for taking a printed impression ofsaid printing wheels, and means operable independently of the resettingmeans for actuating the aligning means and the printing means insequence.

2. In a recorder for connection to a register of the type having a firstrotatable shaft for resetting the register to zero and a second shaftrotated in response to the number of units registered, the combinationcomprising a plurality of printing wheels having printing indiciathereon, means for advancing said wheels in stepwise fashion including areciprocable member, means for reciprocating the reciprocable memberconnectible to the said second shaft of the register, means forresetting the printing Wheels to zero connectible to said rst shaft ofthe register, means operated by the resetting means for moving thereciprocating means to a predetermined starting position, means fortaking a printed impression of said printing wheels, and means operatedby the printing means for moving the reciprocating means to apredetermined position toh allign the printing indicia of the printing wee s.

3. In a recorder for connection to a register of the type having a firstrotatable shaft for resetting the register to zero and a second shaftrotated in response to the number of units registered, the combinationcomprising a plurality of printing wheels having printing indiciathereon, a reciprocable member arranged to advance the printing wheelsone full count when the member is advanced, means including a rotatabledrive shaft for advancing and retracting the reciprocal member insequence when the shaft is rotated through one revolution, meansincluding a one- Way clutch for connecting the said rotatable driveshaft to the said second shaft Yof the register, means for resetting theprinting wheels to zero including a rotatable reset shaft connectible tothe first shaft of the register, means including a one-way driveoperated by the reset shaft for rotating the said rotatable drive shaftto a pomeans for connecting the drive shaft to said second shaft of theregister arranged to cause rotation of the drive shaft when the secondshaft is rotated in a registering direction but permitting the driveshaft to be 'rotated in the same direction independently of rotation ofthe second shaft, means for advancingthe drive shaft to a rotatedposition at the start of one of said alternate half turns, platen meansmounted for movement relative to the printing wheels, and means foractuating the two last named means in sequence.

9. In a recorder for connection to a register of the type having a firstrotatable shaft for resetting theregister to zero and a second shaftrotated in response to the number of units registered, the combinationcomprising a rotatable reset shaft 'connectible to the first shaft ofthe register, a plurality of'printing wheels in side by siderelationship rotatably mounted on said shaft, means including a groovein the reset shaft and pawls carried by the wheels for causing theWheels to be advanced to zero when the shaft is rotated one fullrevolution in a registering direction but permitting the wheels to beadvanced independently of rotation of the shaft, means including arotatable drive shaft for advancing the printing Wheels in a stepwisefashion during alternate half turns of the drive shaft, means foradvancing the drive shaft to a position at which one of said alternatehalf turns is completed including a rotatable member and a pawl carriedthereby for engaging a groove in the drive shaft, gear meansinterconnecting the reset shaft and the rotatable member, means forconnecting the drive shaft to said second shaft of the regis terarranged to cause rotation of the drive shaft when the second shaft isrotated in a registering direction but permitting the drive shaft to berotated in the same direction independently of rotation of the secondshaft, means for advancing the drive shaft to a rotated position at thestart of one of said alternate half turns including a rotatable memberand a pawl carried thereby for engaging a groove in the drive shaft,platen means mounted for movement relative to the printing wheels, andmeans for rotating the last named rotatable member and actuating theplatenmeans in sequence.

10. In a recorder for connection to a register ofthe type having a rstrotatable shaft for resetting the register to zero and a second-shaftrotated in response to the number of units registered, the combinationcomprising a plurality of printing wheels having printing indiciathereon, a reciprocable member arranged to advance the printing wheelsone full count when the member is advanced, means including a rotatabledrive shaft for advancing and retracting the reciprocal member insequence when the shaft is rotated through one revolution, means forconnecting the drive shaft to said second shaft of the register arrangedto cause rotation of the drive shaft when the second shaft is rotated ina registering direction but permitting the drive shaft to be rotated inthe same direction independently of rotation of the second shaft, meansfor advancing the drive shaft to a rotated position at which saidreciprocable member is fully advanced, means for resetting the printingwheels to zero connectible to the rst shaft of the register, meansforming a driving connection between the two last named means, means foradvancing therdrive shaft to a rotated position at which the reciprocalmember is fully retracted, means for taking a printed impression of saidprinting wheels, and means for actuating the two'last named means insequence.

l1. In a recorder for connection to a register of the type having afirst rotatable shaft for resetting the register to zero and a secondshaft rotated in response'to the number of units registered, thecombination comprising a rotatable reset shaft connectible to the firstshaft of the register, a plurality of printing wheels in side by siderelationship rotatably mounted on said shaft, means including a groovein the reset shaft and pawls carried by the wheels for causing thewheels to be advanced to zero When the shaft is rotated one fullrevolution in a registering direction but permitting the wheels to beadvanced independently of rotation of the shaft, means including arotatable drive shaft for advancing the printing wheels in a stepwisefashion during alternate half turns of the drive shaft, means foradvancing the drive shaft to a position at which one of said alternatehalf turns is completed including a rotatable member and a pawl carriedthereby for engaging a groove in the drive shaft, gear meansinterconnecting the reset shaft and the rotatable member, means forconnecting the drive shaft to said second shaft of the register arrangedto cause rotation of the drive shaft when the second shaft is rotated ina registering direction but permitting the drive shaft to be rotated inthe same direction independently of rotation of the second shaft, meansfor advancing the drive shaft to a rotated position at the start of oneof said alternate half turns including a rotatable member and a pawlcarried thereby for engaging a groove in the drive shaft, platen meansmounted for movement relative to the printing Wheels, a manuallyoperable member, means forming a lost motion connection between saidmanually operable means and the platen means, and means including aninterrupted gear member for actuating the last named rotatable member bythe manually operable means prior to actuation of the platen means.

12. In a recorder for a liquid dispensing device of the type having aregister provided with a first shaft for resetting the register to zeroand a second shaft rotated in response to the number of unitsregistered, the combination comprising a plurality of printing wheels inside by side rela` tionship, a reset shaft for rotatably supporting theprinting wheels, means for advancing the wheels to zero when the resetshaft is turned, manually operable crank means connected forsimultaneous operation of the first shaft of the register and said resetshaft, means for advancing the printing wheels in stepwise fashionincluding a reciprocable member arranged to advance the wheels when themember is advanced, means including a drive shaft for advancing andretracting the reciprocable member in sequence when the shaft is turnedthrough one revolution, means including a one-way clutch for connectingthe drive shaft to the second shaft of the register, means on the driveshaft for advancing the shaft until the reciprocable member is fullyadvanced, gear means interconnecting the last named means and the resetshaft, means on thedrive'shaft including a rotatable member foradvancing the shaft until the reciprocable member is fully retracted,platen members mounted for movement relative to the printing wheels, asecond manually operable crank means, and means operated by the crankfor actuating 17` the .rotatable .meanstand the .platenimeans einsequence. i "Y i3. In-fa recorder for a liquiddispensin'gxdevice ofthetype having a register provided with'a first shaftk foriresetting theregister to zerov and a pair of driven shafts which are rotatedretilelfv tivelyin relationship to the quantity andcOStQf the liquidydispensed., the ,combination @emprise ing two .sets ofrrintins wheels,meansincludinga common resetl shaft for resetting the printing shafts topositions at which the alternate half y turns are completed, gear meansinterconnecting said shaft'advancing means andthe reset shaft, means foradvancing the drive shafts to a rotated position at which thealternatehalfturns yare started, means for taking a printing impressionof said printing wheels, and meansfor actuating the two last named meansin sequence.

-14. In a recorder for a liquid dispensing device of the type having aregister providedwith a first shaft .for resetting the register toZei-,o 'and a `pair of driven shafts which are rotated, respec-v tively,in relationshipto the quantity and cost of 'the liquid dispensed, thecombination 'comprising a rotatable resetshaftconnectible toY the firstshaft of the register for rotation in unison therewith, two sets ofprinting wheelsmounted in side by side relationship on vsaid resetshaft, means for advancing the printing wheels to zero when the resetshaft is turned through one revolution, a pair of reciprocable membersarranged to advance the sets of printing wheels, respectively, instepwise Yfashion when the reciprocable members are advanced, meansincluding a pair of drive shafts for advancing and retracting thereciprocable members, respectively, when the drive shafts are rotatedthrough one revolution, means including a one-way clutch for connectingthe drive shafts to the driven shafts, respectively,`of the register,means driven by the reset shaft for advancing the drive shafts to arotated position at which the reciprocable members are fully advanced,platen means movable relative to the printing wheels, means foradvancing thedrive shafts to a rotated position at which thereciprocable members are fully retracted, and means for actuating thelast-named means and the platen means in sequence.

15. In a recorder for a liquid dispensing device of the type having aregister provided with a first shaft for resetting the register to zeroand a pair of driven shafts which are rotated, respectively, inrelationship to the quantity and cost of the liquid dispensed, thecombination comprising a rotatable reset shaft connectible to the firstshaft of the register for rotation in unison therewith, two sets ofprinting wheels mounted in side by side relationship on said resetshaft, means for advancing the printing wheels to zero when the resetshaft is turned through one revolution, a pair of reciprocable membersarranged to advance the sets of printing wheels, respectively, instepwise fashion when the reciprocable members are advanced, meansincluding a pair of drive shafts mounted parallel to the reset shaft foradvancing and retracting the reciprocable members, respectively, whenthe drive shafts are rotated through one revolution, means includingaaone-Wayclutchfor connecting the..drive shafts I the4i'reciprocablemembers are `fully advanced, gearmeans including agear-.on the` reset shaft for `rotatingfthe rotatableL member when thereset'shaftis rotated-.platen means `movable rela.- tive'to theprintingwheels, means vincluding a rotatable member for: advancing the driveshafts toa rotated positionv atwhich the. reciprocable members are fullyretracted, a-shaft parallell to the drive shaftsk having gear meansvfor:rotating the rotatable member, and means for rotating thelas-t namedshaft and actuating the plateny means in sequence.v L 1 c A116.111 arecorder fora' liquid'dispensing device ofthe typehaving -areg'isterprovided with a first shaftfor resetting `theregister tozero anda'pairof .driven-shafts which are rotated;respectively, in relationshipto the vvquantity andcost ofthe liquid-dispensed, the combinationcomprising na rotatable reset shaftymeansfor turning the reset shaft andthe. firstV shaftof the register in unison, two setsof printing .wheelsmounted in sideby side relationshipon said .reset ,shaft, means :foradvancing .they printing, wheels, to zero the drive shafts to the drivenshafts, respectivev ly, of the register, means including rotatablemembers on the drive shafts driven by the reset shaft, each having apawl for engaging a groove in the shaft for advancing the drive shaftsto a rotated position atwhich the reciprocable members are fullyadvanced when the rotatable members are rotated through one revolution,platen means movable relative to the printing wheels, means includingrotatable members on the drive shafts having pawls for engaging ingrooves in the shafts for advancing the drive shafts to a rotatedposition at whichL the reciprocable members are fully retracted when therotatable members are rotated through one revolution, and means forturning the last named rotatable members through one complete revolutionand actuating the platen means in sequence.

17. In a recorder for a liquid dispensing device of the type having aregister provided with a first shaft for resetting the register to zeroand a pair of driven shafts which are rotated, respectively, inrelationship to the quantity and cost of the liquid dispensed, thecombination comprising a rotatable reset shaft connectible to the firstshaft of the register vfor rotation in unison `theree bers are advanced,means including a pair of` drive shafts for advancing and retractingvthe reciprocable members, respectively, when` the drive shafts arerotated through one revolution,

means including a one-way clutch for connect-- ing the drive shafts tothe driven shafts, respectively, of the register, means driven by thereset shaft for advancing the drive shafts to a rotated .position atwhich the reciprocable members are fully advanced, platen meansincluding a roller .movable axially across the printing wheels,rotatable means for advancing the drive'shafts to a rotated position atwhich the reciprocable members are fully retracted, means including amanually operable crank for actuating the last named rotatable means andthe platen means in sequence, and spring means for returning the lastnamed means to starting position,

18` In a recorder for a liquid dispensing device of the typehaving aregister provided with a first shaft for resetting the register to zeroand a pair of driven shafts which are rotated, respectively, inrelationship to the quantity and cost of the liquid dispensed, the'combination comprising a rotatable reset shaft, means including amanually operable member connectible to the rst shaft of the registerfor rotating the reset shaft and rst shaft in unison, two sets ofprinting wheels mounted in side by side relationship on said resetshaft, means for advancing the printing wheels to zero when the resetshaft is turned through one revolution, a pair of reciprocable membersarranged to advance. lthe sets of printing wheels, respectively, instepwise fash-Y ion when the reciprocable members are advanced.

means including a pair of drive shafts parallel to the reset shaft foradvancing and retracting the reciprocable members, respectively,'whenthe drive shafts are rotated through one revolution, means including aone-way clutch for connecting the drive shafts to the driven shafts,respectively, of the register, means including a pair of rotatablemembers mounted on the drive shafts "and driven by the reset shaft foradvancing the drive shafts to a rotated position at which thereciprocable members areV fully advanced, platen means movable relativeto the printing wheels, means including a pair of rotatable membersmounted on the drive shafts for advancing the drive shafts to a rotatedposition at which the reciprocable members are fully retracted, amanually opera.- ble crank, means including an interrupted gear forrotating the last named rotatable means during a part of the rotation ofthe crank, and means including a lost motion connection for actuatingthe platenv means during a subsequent portion ofthe rotation of thecrank.

' HAROLD B. vRooM.

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